Type 1 diabetes mellitus: Therapeutic correction trial with the aqueous extract of the leaves of Tapinanthus dodoneifolius (Loranthaceae)

Tapinanthus dodoneifolius (Loranthaceae) is an epiphytic parasitic plant used in the treatment of cholera, asthma, hypertension, and diabetes. The general objective of this study was to evaluate the antidiabetic properties of the aqueous extract of the leaves of T. dodoneifolius (Loranthaceae) in the Wistar rat. Type 1 diabetes was induced by intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin into the single dose of 60 mg/kg.